ABOUT LARRY FULLER

NEW YORK TIMES: MUSIC Published: April 26, 2009  A Life Lived on the Side by DEBORAH SONTAG The quiet history of jazz sidemen is long and storied, and Mr. Fuller, at 43, has already earned a place there. He started his career as a baby-faced accompanist for the veteran jazz singer Ernestine Anderson and reached a personal peak in the final trio of the great bassist Ray Brown. Link to full article...

Larry Fuller as a young man with his mentor, Candy Johnson, on saxophone.

Larry Fuller Photo by Dani Gurgel

In 1988, Larry began working with vocal-great Ernestine Anderson, and moved to Seattle as her pianist/musical director— travelling, performing, and recording with her worldwide through 1993, including her Grammy-nominated CD, Now and Then, on Quest Records.

In 1994, Larry joined the hard swinging trio of drummer Jeff Hamilton, a 12-year associate of the Ray Brown Trio / L.A. 4, and a member of the bands of Gene Harris, Woody Herman, Concord All-Stars, and Oscar Peterson. Larry toured and recorded several CDs in the US and Europe with the trio, working himself up the ranks of the jazz scene.

Larry Fuller at the Art Tatum Heritage Jazz Festival with the late Ray Brown. Photo by Larry Roberts

Through Larry's touring and jazz party performances, he began playing with many other of jazz's most respected all-stars, including several guest appearances with the exciting and world-renowned bassist Ray Brown. In April 2000, Larry joined the Ray Brown Trio full time. Ray's place in jazz history is well known, from the days with Dizzy Gillespie's big band, to his long standing association with Oscar Peterson, to his own hard swinging groups. Ray kept his trio travelling around the globe practically year-round. Larry was the trio's last pianist, and performed with Ray until his passing in the summer of 2002.

In October 2005, Larry joined the John Pizzarelli Quartet and now tours throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, performing classic pop, jazz and swing, while setting the standard for stylish modern jazz. View the current John Pizzarelli Quartet concert schedule at johnpizzarelli.com.

Larry Fuller with the John Pizzarelli Quartet. Photo by Mario Pietrangeli

Larry Fuller has performed with Ray Brown, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Stanley Turrentine, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Marlena Shaw, Kevin Mahogany, John Clayton, John Heard, Bennie Golson, Emily Remler, Jeff Hamilton, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eddie Harris, Ernestine Anderson, Anita O'Day, Steve Allen, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton and others. He continues to appear at festivals, clubs and jazz parties around the world—North and South America, Europe, and Asia.